Cracking the Vault for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month

We're cracking the vault once again, allowing you a sneak peek into some of the best content from our comprehensive member library. Why would we do this? Well, June is Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month, and we're dying to celebrate! So, check out the article below, then sign up to become a member. Or just read on...

Celebrate Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month by solving these riddles. The foods featured in the answers just happen to be foods that score among the top 20 fruits and vegetables for antioxidant power, as measured by the ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) method. The ORAC test is one way that researchers determine the antioxidant activity of foods. After you solve the riddles, stock up on fresh fruits and veggies. After all, summer is the easiest time to get the recommended five servings of fruits and vegetables each day.

You love me in a muffin and as dessert, too. Small, plump and juicy, my color is blue.
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Watch out for thorns when you pick this treat; I’m a berry, small, black, and sweet.
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They call me the one big “stinking rose;” vampire slayers wear me under their clothes.
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